Track toy repurposed with components from an RAF Puma is built to raise money for charitable causes
Caterham and the Royal Air Force have partnered to build a Seven 360R with components from a retired military helicopter, in order to raise money for charitable causes. The joint project is intended to raise money for injured servicemen and women when it's auctioned off through Collecting Cars. The car is expected to fetch more than £100,000, all of which will go to the Mission Motorsport and the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.
This is also used to pad the carbonfibre seats, the lining of which is stitched with the helicopter's evacuation instructions. "Military-grade" switchgear sits on a bespoke satin black dashboard and replaces the standard buttons, which means the car now has a three-stage ignition sequence. A navigation clock now sits in the centre of the dashboard, too. Under the bonnet , the Puma's ammunition box, which once carried 50kcal bullets, is now home to the car's battery.
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